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British games market fights back thanks to TIGA and UKT&I

This year’s press conference at Gamescom 2011 will be streamed live online, organiser Koelnmesse has confirmed. The live stream will go live at 12:30pm GMT on the afternoon of Thursday June 16th. Those wishing to register for the conference can do so here. "Cologne’s trade fair grounds will once again …

Europe’s biggest game industry event has formed its widest ever partnership with trade publication MCV. MCV will take a booth in the Business Hall of Gamescom for the first time, a special print edition will have showfloor distribution and a Gamescom Daily News service will run via MCV Online. Gamescom …

This year’s Gamescom is on course to be the biggest iteration yet as publishers and platform holders alike pledge their support for the show. Event organisers Koelnmesse report that there are 20 per cent more exhibitors signed up for Gamescom than there were this time last year. We are clearly …

Final day to secure your place on stage at the European outing for the Game Developer conference

The organisers of Gamescom have announced a number of key exhibitors that have already signed up for the increasingly prominent show’s 2011 iteration. EA, THQ, Konami, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are to have a presence at the event, which last year attracted over quarter of a million …

Bosses of industry event Gamescom will be holding a press conference at London’s Zetter Hotel next week. Members of the press and the games industry are invited to attend the informal presentation and lunch which takes place on Thursday, April 7th at midday. Attendees are asked to turn up from …

The organisers of leading European video games trade event Gamescom 2011 have announced that tickets for the gathering can now be booked via its website. Both trade and the public are currently able to secure their places at special discounted advanced rates. Prices begin at only €6 for public tickets …

Ahead of this year’s Gamescom 2011 in August, the executive VP of organiser Koelnmesse has told MCV of his hopes for this year’s gathering. "With Gamescom 2010 we certainly reached a new level for a games and entertainment trade fair," Oliver Kuhrt stated. "This is confirmed by the overwhelming feedback …

The minds behind European trade show Gamescom want to branch out and make the event even more appealing to international firms. Gamescom 2011 will be held at Cologne’s Koelnmesse this August and has already received exhibitor registrations from the US, Canada, Korea, the UK, France, Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands …